The short answer
Before electrical work starts, get the price and the scope agreed in writing and signed: which circuits and points, what's excluded, who makes good afterwards, and when you get paid. A signed quote or job agreement is what you point to when the customer later remembers a smaller job.
What to agree before the job
- The scope in plain words: which rooms, how many sockets, switches and lights, and whether it's a full or partial rewire
- What the price includes, such as the consumer unit, cable, accessories, testing and certificates
- Whether any building-control notification or certification fee is in the price or extra
- What isn't included: plastering, decorating, lifting and relaying flooring, moving furniture
- What happens if you find something unexpected, such as old wiring that needs more work, and how extra work is priced and agreed
- Access, working hours, and whether the power will be off and for how long
- A deposit for materials if you take one, and when the balance is due
- Part P: whether you are registered with a competent person scheme, and the electrical certificates you will give
Which AgreeVia documents fit
- Quote: price the job up item by item, with VAT worked out. Your customer signs to accept it, and one tap turns it into an invoice later
- Domestic Job Quote: full job terms for work at someone's home: deposit, materials, changes and an optional workmanship guarantee, with the customer's 14-day right to cancel and the cancellation form. Free
- Commercial Job Quote: the same for a business customer such as a shop, office or letting agent, including the payment and adjudication terms the Construction Act 1996 requires for building work. Free
- Deposit invoice: ask for a percentage up front, and get it confirmed with a signature before you start
- Invoice: bill the finished job, with the VAT worked out to the penny and your bank details on it
- Upload your own PDF: already have terms you like? Upload them, place signature, initials, date and name boxes where each person signs, and send
How it works
- Fill it in on your phoneAnswer a few plain questions, or type the items into a quote. You see a preview before anything is created.
- Add who signsPick them from your contacts, or type their email address and AgreeVia sends them a link.
- They sign without an accountThey open it in their browser, read it and sign with a finger. No app to install.
- Everyone keeps a copyThe signed PDF goes to everyone. Every view and signature is in a tamper-evident audit trail you can check at agreevia.co.uk/verify.
Proof, if there's a dispute
Every view and signature is recorded with a time stamp in a tamper-evident audit trail. If someone remembers the deal differently, you have the signed document, a record of when they opened and signed it, and an evidence package you can generate. AgreeVia doesn't give legal advice, and it doesn't take payments: your bank details go on the invoice and your customer pays you directly.
FAQs for electricians
Should I use the Domestic or the Commercial Job Quote?
Domestic for a homeowner, tenant or other private customer, because it includes their 14-day right to cancel and the cancellation form. Commercial for a business, landlord company or letting agent.
The customer wants extra sockets halfway through. What do I do?
Agree the change and the price in writing before you do it. You can send a new quote for the extra work and have it signed in a minute, so the final invoice matches what they agreed.
Does my customer need to download anything?
No. They get a link, open it in their phone or computer's browser, and sign. They don't need an account or the app, and they get the signed PDF by email.
Is an electronic signature legally valid in the UK?
For everyday business documents like quotes, job agreements and invoices, yes, as long as the person meant to sign. Some documents, such as wills and some deeds, have stricter rules. See Are electronic signatures legal in the UK?
Try it on your next job
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